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RGA 03-23:Behavior of modular steel plate floor assemblies: this project investigates a new modular steel floor framing and diaphragm system for commercial building structures with broad applicability including high seismic zones. The proposed system has key benefits of increasing the speed of construction including eliminating the pouring of a concrete deck. This type of system is key to achieving the goals of the aisc for initiative to reduce the time from conception to occupancy for steel building structures. This is the next phase after RGA 01-22.

A-105: Climate Positive Design for the Exterior Built Environment: Identify gaps areas for usage improvemet and integration with the existing Pathfinder tool and existing dataset. Update the tool with currently existing planning and landscape datasets as well as basic civil materials. Execute tool interface and output advancement capabilities.

rga 01-22 Behavior of modular steel plate floor assemblies: this project investigates a new modular steel floor framing and diaphragm system for commercial building structures with broad applicability including high seismic zones. The proposed system has key benefits of increasing the speed of construction including eliminating the pouring of a concrete deck. This type of system is key to achieving the goals of the aisc for initiative to reduce the time from conception to occupancy for steel building structures.

A-104 The carbon results framework project: the goal of the ec3 tool project is to transform building construction by transparently measuring comparing and reducing embodied carbon emission from construction materials. each year the built environment contributes almost 40% of co2 emission worldwide and it is estimated that there will be a doubling of the amount of building floorspace in the next 40 years. at least half of the carbon footprint of these new building will take the form of embodied carbon in the emissions associated with the building construction including extracting transporting manufacturing and installing building materials. as a result owners designers engineers and contactors are turning their attention to building material seeking information on these products so they can make informed smart choices. the ec3 tool would enable the building industry to easily access and view material carbon emissions data.

RGA 02-21 This research seeks to develop and experimentally validate bolded splice details for composite plate shear walls-concrete filled CPSW-CF to enable nationwide application of this structural system. The use of CPSW-CF structures leverage steel pre-fabrication in the shop and stay-in-place formwork to reduce the time spent on site and accelerates the construction schedule. Professor Bruneau from the University of Buffalo serves as the principal investigator.